Child&#39;s toy vehicle.



C. W. WHITE.

CHILD'S TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 6, 1915.

1,220,038. Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

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s ecification 6: Letters Patent.

Patented'lllar. 20. 1 01 7 Application filed October 8, 1915. Serial-No. 54,322.

children and the objects of t e invention are to ,construct' a smallye'hicle that canbesafely used by very small children without injury to themselves or to the household furniture. is-

To the accomplishment ofthe above sobjectsan'd to such others as may hereinafter appear the invention comprises a toy vehicle having a flat'relatively broad seat mounted upon three wheels, one in front and two in aofback, the front end of,- said j seat being rounded and: sufliciently broad to extend horizontall beyond an osition' of the front whee the rear en 0 said seat being sutliciently broad to comfortably seat a small 26 child; a vertical steerin rod being provided 'for taming the front w eel.

' I will now. roceed to describe my invention with re erence .to the accompanying drawings and will then point out the novel 80 features in claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is aside view of a toy .vehicle for children made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top view.

Fig. 3 is a rear view.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional viewon the line 4-4 of Fig. 1..

In the drawings 1 designates a seat or body member the rear end of which 1s made comparatively broad, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to rovide ample seating room for a child. The ont, end of said'seat' or body member is also made comparatively broad and pref- V 46 erably circular-Tin shape, as shown in Fig; 2, whereasthe central portion of said seat or body memberis madecomparatlvel-y narrow so as not to interfere with the movements of the childs legs.

member is secured a transverse bolster 2, the sides and top'of which are preferably recessed, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to give 'suitr able clearance to the wheels 8 which are se- I3 cured to the lowerends of the bolster by means of screws 4. Y

Adjacent therear end of theseat or The transverse bolster 2 is preferably strengthened y means of a bracket 5 se 'curely fastened to the bolster and the underside of. the seat, the front end of the bracket being in Fig. 1.

The front circular endportion of the seat or body member is provided with a centrally boredhole 6 in which is loosely mounted :1

preferably tapered'as clearly shown steering rod 7, the lower end of which is secured to-a forked member 8 provided with a longitudinal hole 9 in which the end of the rod 7 is secured by means of a bolt 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, the forked member 8 being adapted to hold the-wheel 11 b means of'a 'bolt 12 which passes through bot ends of the fork. I

The upper end of the forked member 8 is; adapted to bear directly against the underside of the seat and for this reason is made of substantial thickness so as to afford ample easy turn- 7 ment of the rod 7 To the top of the steering rod is securedmidway of its length a steering handle 15.

by means of a pin 26.

By' referring'to the drawings, it will be horizontal directions beyond the outer edge of the front wheel'in whatever direction it maybe turned, which prevents the marring noted that the rounded front end of the seat or body portion extends outwardm alldo of furniture and walls by the front wheel either-in going forward or in turning.

The front rounded end of the seat adja cent the central portion is suitably .cut as shown at 16 to afford suitable rests for the childs feet so that the vehicle can be used for-coasting.

.To prevent the front of the .seat'or' body portion from marring the walls and furnis ture the same may be provided with a. strip of rubber or other suitable piece of fabric 17 which. is a cheap and eflicient method of accomplishingthe' above result.

It is not ordinarly necessary to provide. cushioning means on the back end as the childls body'ov'erhangs the rear of the seat.

No special meansfare required to prevent, the rear, wheels marring' the walls and fur-- niture'as the childsglegs extend onthe outside of the wheels. j

From the above description it will be seen that a vehicle for very small children is provided that is very simple in construction and'ver' strong. It will alsobe seen lith'at the vehicle is constructed. so as to be safe and easy to operate to the great enjog:

mento f children. The vehicle can also in the house without fear of marring all the wallsand' furniture due to. the con struction above described. Y

While the invention has been described "with-particular reference to the details of construction the same is not to be considered as liniited thereto as many"changes can be made and still fall within the scope of the invention set forth in the following claims.

Whatlclaim'im i 1. In a childs vehicle adapted to be straddled and'prbpelled by. the action of the childs feet against'the surface over which the vehicle" travels,ja flat body member comprising' a wide'seat section, a comparatively nar= row foot supporting section, and a relatively narrower section connecting the two sec- .and *asteering mem r comprising tions, 9. rear bolster connected .to the" wide rting wheels thereon, a post passing through, the foot supporting secseat section with sup tion, and a wheel connected to said post.

"2; In a 'childs vehicle adapted to be straddled and propelled by the action of the childs': feet against the surface over which the vehicle tra'yiels', a horizontal body member comprising a .wide seat section, a comparatively narrow fr'ont section, and a relatively narrow portion connecting the two sections, a rear member connected to the ''seat section withsupporting wheels thereon, a steering member comprising a. post 'operably supporting the front section and rolling mean connected to said. post. I

- In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two, subscribing witnesses.

, I CLARENCE w. WHITE. Wfitnessesf P. B. Wmiz, K. ESTES. 

